Cabinet



July 24, 1951 G. WISE 2,561,681

CABINET Filed Nov. 15, 1948 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. Y George Wp's'e.

ATTORNEYS July 24, 1951 G. WISE. 2,561,681

1 CABINET Filed Nov; 15, 1948 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I I @1 1 9.19. I I IGeorge Wp'sg.

ATTORNEYS mmvme.

Patented July 24, 1951 CABINET George Wise, Washington, D. 0.

Application November 15, 1948, Serial No. 60,108 In Great Britain June13, 1946 12 Claims.

This invention relates to cabinets for toilet articles, and while theinvention will hereinafter be described with particular reference to itsuse as a cabinet for shaving articles or kits, it is to be expresslyunderstood that it is Within the contemplation of the invention toembody the same in cabinets for facilitating convenient access to othertoilet articles. This application is a continuation-in-partof myapplications Serial Nos. 600,741, filed June 21, 1945 and now abandonedand 681,348, filed July 3, 1946.

In. my PatentNo. 2,297,995, granted October 6, 1942, and reissued onMarch 14, 1944, Reissue No. 22,456, I have disclosed a cabinet wherein adoor hinged at its lower edge is provided with rails or the like so thata shaving kit or kit carrying means can be moved thereon from a positionwithin the cabinet to a position exteriorly of the cabinet for readyuse.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved cabinet tofacilitate access to toilet articles normally stored within the cabinetbut movable to a stable position of ready access when a closure for thecabinet is opened.

Another object of my invention is to have the conventional medicine,cabinet so constructed that the medicines will be segregated from theshaving and cosmetic articles and wherein there will be neat orderlystorage for all articles.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved device of thetype characterized wherein the member for closing the cabinet alsobecomes a shelf extension in front of the toilet articles when moved tothe exterior of the cabinet or partially to the exterior of the cabinet.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved device of thetype characterized wherein the movement of the toilet articlesexteriorly or partially exteriorly of the cabinet may be eifectedautomatically, as by movement of the closure member as an incident tothe opening or release of the same.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved device of thetype characterized with which may be readily associated illuminationmeans, as for example to facilitate shaving, or other electricalprovisions, as for example a drying pad.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved device of thetype characterized which is simple in construction, durable incharacter, compact as to space consumption, and of such nature that itmay be readily designed and adapted to take a wide variety of formsdepending on the articles to be stored and to fit into 2 thearchitectural requirements of bathrooms or the like, having regard forthe size, cost and appearance of the installation.

Other objects will appear as the description of the invention proceeds.

The invention is capable of receiving a variety of mechanicalexpressions, several of which are illustrated on the accompanyingdrawings, but it is to be expressly understood that the draw ings arefor purposes of illustration only, and are not intended to. be adefinition of the limits of the invention, reference being had to theappended claims for that purpose.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein the same parts havecorresponding reference characters in the several figures and differentphases of the invention are illustrated more or less diagrammatically indifferent views for facility of understanding,

Fig. 1 is a perspective elevation of an embodiment of the presentinvention;

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are vertical sections of the embodiment of Fig. 1 toillustrate respectively the cabinet in closedposition, the cabinet whenthe closure member is first opened and the cabinet when the toiletarticles are moved furthe to the exterior of the cabinet;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the embodiment of Fig. 2 parallel to theface of the cabinet;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the presentinvention;

Figs. '7, 8 and 9 are vertical sections of the embodiment of Fig. 6respectively illustrating the cabinet in closed position, the cabinetwith 010- sure members open and the cabinet with the toilet articlesmoved exteriorly of the cabinet;

Fig. 10 is a horizontal section of the embodiment of Fig. 6;

Fig. 11 is a front view of the embodiment of i i Fig. 12 is an enlargedview in section of the automatic means for moving the toilet articlesexteriorly of the cabinet; i

Fig. 13 is a perspective elevation of anothe embodiment of the presentinvention;

Fig. 14 is a vertical section through yet another embodiment of thepresent invention;

Fig. 15 is a front elevation of another embodiment of the presentinvention;

Fig. 16 is a perspective view from the rear of yet another embodimentand also showing th adapter hereinafter described;

Fig. 1'7 is a perspective of a detail of Fig. 18;

Figs. 18 and 19 respectively are elevational and recessed into the wallof the room, preferably immediately adjacent to and below the usualmedicine cabinet, or it may be made as a separate portable cabinet thatmay be attached to a wall by any suitable support, or suspended from awall in any suitable way, at any suitable location, as will be apparentto those skilled in the art.

Mounted within the cabinet 20 is a toilet kit or case 23 which also maybe of any suitable size, construction and material and built to provideconvenient access to any desired number of suitable toilet articles. Asshown, the kit is in the form of a case having an open front and an opentop and provided with one or more shelves 24, one ormore drawers 25,suitable racks 26, etc., but it is to be expressly understood that thetoilet cases shown have been selected merely for purposes ofillustration.

Case 23 is suitably mounted so that it may move into and out of thecabinet 20 as hereinafter explained in greater detail. A variety ofprovisions for facilitating such movement are herein described, but itis to be expressly understood that they have been selected merely toexemplify some of the various provisions that may be used in embodyingthe invention, any suitable provision to this end being within thecontemplation of this invention. Where economyor other reasons-dictatethe provision for the movement of the case into and out of the cabinetmay be a single means disposed preferably in the central medialforeand-aft plane of the cabinet as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, but forpurposes of stability I may employ a plurality of runners disposedsymmetrically with respect to the medial fore-and-aft plane of thecabinet as shown in embodiments herein illustrated.

1 To provide relatively slidable members in the embodiment of Figs. 1 tothe bottom 21 of the cabinet has at opposite sides thereof a pair offore-and-aft extending tracks or rails 28, here shown as in the form ofinwardly facing channelshaped ways in which slides a flat plate-likemember having at its opposite sides flanges 29 that fitslidably in theslots of said channel-shaped members 28. The bottom 22 of case 23 issecured in any suitable way as by screws to the member 30. To providerelatively slidable members in the embodiment of Figs. 13 and 17 theways for the runners are shown as in the form of inverted T-shaped slots3| provided in a flat plate 32 suitably secured to the bottom of thecabinet, while the underside of the case 23 is provided with a pair ofplates 33 suitably attached to the bottome 22 of the case as by screws34 and having an inverted T-shaped rib or runner 35 of any suitablelength sliding therein. In the embodimentof Figs. 14 and 20 a lazy tongsor set of nested links 36 is suitably attached to the bottom 22 of thecase 23 at 31 and directly to the cabinet wall, preferably the bottom 21thereof, at 38. The relatively slidable members of the embodiment ofFig. 15 include a'plate 39 suitably attached to the bottom 22 of thecase 23 and it in turn slides by means of the dovetailed runners 40 inthe dovetailed grooves 4| of a second plate 42 which may be eitherfixedly attached to the bottom 21 of the cabinet 20 or it may itself beslidable so as to double the extent of the projection of the caseoutside of the cabinet, in which event the lateral edges of the plate 42may be provided with slotted plates 43 for cooperation with pins 44mounted in the lateral walls of the cabinet 20 and projecting into theslots of said plates 43. Th relatively slidable members of theembodiment of Fig. 16 include a plate 45 provided for attachment to thebottom of the case and it carries suitable brackets 46 for slidablemovement on a pair of rods, bars or the like 41 of any suitable crosssection. Such rods, bars or the like may be directly attached to thebottom 21 of the cabinet or to the rear wall thereof at their innerextremities. Other suitable means to provide for the sliding of the case23 into and out of the cabinet 20 will now be apparent to those skilledin the art.

In the several embodiments means (not shown) are provided to constitutestops to prevent movement of the case so far out of the cabinet as toresult in a disengagement of the case from the cabinet by separation ofthe members in sliding engagement. Such stops may conveniently beassociated with the ways or runners or they may be mounted in thecabinet walls for cooperation with the slidable parts.

Where the slidable member has ledges running in channel-shaped groovesor the runners are of wedgeor inverted T-shape-and they are stoppedbefore disengagement from the grooves in the tracks or rails the case isstill firmly supported and stable whenmoved to its forwardmost position, but to relieve the runners andtracks from sustaining theoverhanging weight of the forwardly disposed case, and particularlywhere the case is extended to a considerable distance in front of thecabinet so that the moment of the case is relatively large, means may beprovided for cooperation with the slidable support to oppose the momentof the extended case tending to rotate the same around the edge of thecabinet. Thus as shown in Fig. 15 suitable guide members 48 may beattached to the side Walls of the cabinet and overlay the upper surfaceof the slide 42 to hold the latter against tilting movement. Also anysuitable antifriction means may be provided between the relativelyslidable elements of the support.

In conformity with the present invention the movement of the caseforwardly may be effected by movement of the closure member of thecabinet, or it may be effected automaticallyby the opening or release ofthe closure means, or it may be effected manually by operation of theclosure means.

In the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 5 the door 50 for closing the front ofthe cabinet is shown as hinged at 5| to the lower edge of the case 23.The lower extremity of the door 50 extends b yond the hinge 5| as shownat 52, so that when the door is opened this extension 52 engages thefor.- ward ends of the channel-shaped ways 28 as abutments and therebycams the door, together with the p1ate-like member 30 to which it ishinged and the case 23 mounted on the latter, to a for- Ward position.If, as shown, in Fig. 2, the front of the door 50 is to be flush withthe face of the cabinet, the forward ends of the channel-shaped members28 are set back from the face of cabinet by an amount equal to thethickness'of spams! the door, and the front extremity of the bottom 21of the cabinet is suitably grooved as shown at 53 so as to provide forthe aforesaidmovementor the extension 52. By varying the elevation ofthe hinge line above the bottom 21 of the cabinet, and thereby thelength of the ex t 'nsion 52, as well as the location of the abutmentsfor cooperation with the latter, the extent to which the case 23 is'cammed forwardly by the opening movement of the door "can be varied soas to predetermine 123 is moved forwardly with respect to the cabinet.With the arrangement shown in Figs. '1 to 5 the case 23, as "shown inFig. 3, is cammed forwardly by the opening movement of the door so as to"advance the case 23, with the parts carried thereby, forwardly of theposition occupied 'bythe shelves of the ordinary medicine cabinet, but

projecting out of the cabinet only to a small -extent, as this isordinarily sunicient to dispose the parts carried by the face 23 in aposition of ready accessibility.

When the door is in its lower horizontal position the extension '52engages the bottom of the case-and holds the door in a horizontalposition so that itconstitutes a shelf projecting forwardly from thecase, If it is then desired to advance the case 23 so that it projectsto a greater distance from the cabinet 23, the door 50 may be pulledoutwardly, advancing the member and the case 23 carried thereby up tothe limit protermined by the stop means hereinabove referred to, to theposition shown in Fig. 4.

When the door is in its closed position as shown in Fig. 2 it completelycloses the front of the cabinet, and any suitable spring look asdiagrammatically indicated at 54 may hold the door closed, the lockpreferably being of the type well the extent to which the case,

known in cabinet constructions that is readily releasable when amoderate pull is applied to the knob 55. Movement of the door 5|] toopen position, as shown in Fig. 3, automatically advances the case 23forwardly to a position of ready accessibility and to an extentdetermined by the 4,

length of the extension 52 of the door below the hinge 5|. If preferred,the hinge 5| may be a spring hinge so as to cause the door to move tothis position automatically. If desired the case 23 can then be movedstill farther out of the cabinet 20 to the position shown in Fig. 4, asexplained above. In either open position of the door it constitutes anextension shelf which may be used for deposit of the shaving or othertoilet articles while in use. Pushing inwardly on the door 50 moves thecase from the position of Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 3, whereupon the door50 may be swung upwardly to move the case back into the cabinet andclose the front of the latter.

This same automatic camming of the case forwardly due to the openingmovement of the door may also be employed when other provisions are usedfor mounting the case for movement into and out of the cabinet ashereinabove referred to. Thus in the embodiment of Fig. 14 wherein thecase is movably mounted by lazy tongs or a set of nested links, the doormay be hinged to the bottom of the case 23 as shown at 5| and the lowerextending projection 52 of the door may cooperate with blocks 86 securedin any suitable way at opposite extremities of the bottom 21 of thecabinet 20, so as to provide abutments for cooperation with the doorextension 52 and effect the camming action when the door is opened.Similarly, in the embodiment of 13 the door (not shown) may be hinged tothe hottom 2'2 ofthe case23 as shown at SI and the extending portion 52of said door (compare Figs. 1-5 cooperates with the forward edge of theplate 32, the latter acting as an abutment to effect the forward cammingaction of the case. In the embodiment of Fig. 15 the door (not shown)may be hinged at 5| on the plate 39, and the forward edge of'the secondslidable plate 42 acts as an abutment while the door is being opened forcooperation with the extension 52 (comparerfigs. 1-5) in efiectingforward movement of the member 39 together with the case 23 carriedthereby-with respect to the lower plate 42.

The embodiment of'Figs. 6 to 12 illustrates an automatic constructionemploying the type of case and means "providing movement thereof intoand out of the cabih'et of the type embodied in Figs. 1 to 5, but it isto be expressly understood thatthe automatidfeature may be associatedwith the other embodiments illustrated or other suitable constructionswithin the present: inven-- "ti'onj In this form the front of thecabinet 20 is shown as provided with closure means composed of two1eaves56 and 51 hinged respectively at 58 and 5 9 to theupper front edge ofthe cabinet 20 and to the lower front edge of the case 23. Inthi's'embodim'ent the closure member for actuati ng the automatic meansis one of the two leaves, preferablythe lower. The hinges 58 and 59 arepreferably spring hinges so that the leaves when released will moveautomatically to upper and lower horizontal positions as shown in Fig.8. suitablelock releasable mechanically or elec tri'cally asdiagrammatically indicated at 60 in Fig. 7 may be used for retaining thedoors in closed position, or the lock may be one such as referred to inconiunction with the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 5 with reliance on thespring hinges tomove the leaves 56 and 51 to upper and lower horizontalpositions to effect the automatic op,- eration next to be described.

'To move: the case to its forward position automatically, suitablespring means are provided interiorly of the cabinet for cooperation withthe case or some movable part attached thereto for projectingthe case toits forward position when actuated by the lower leaf 51 moving to itshorizontalposition. Any suitable means to this end may be employed. Theembodiment of Figs. 6 to cylinder '62 is a plunger 63 attached bysuitable brackets M to the'underside of the case 23. Fiv otally mountedon a pin 65 carried by and ex tending diametrically across the cylinder62 is a trigger having a forwardly projecting trip arm "61, thetrip armsof the two devices 6| being connected as shown at 68 for simultaneousoperation. Trigger 66 has a forwardly extending detent arm 69 providedwith a nose 10 adapted to engage and lock Withthe extremity of a slot Hin the cylinder 62 "and thereby form a latch for the plunger in itsinner position. Interposed between the trigger B6 and the front end ofthe plunger 63 is a coil spring 12 centered by a lug 13 at the forward'end'of the plunger and by a lug 14 on the trigger it. Plunger B3slotted as shown at 15 so that it may move with respect to thetransversely extending pivotpinBS. Trip member 61-, 68 projects amass;

forwardly to a position where. it is engaged by the lowermost extremityof door leaf 51 as it moves into its horizontal position shown in Fig.8.

Trigger 66 is thereby moved slightly in an antision of the springs I2until the plungers are locked in inner position by the operation of thelatches I0, after which the leaves of the door may be moved to closedposition and locked there by the lock at'60. l V

The embodiment of Figs. 6 to 12 also illustrates an additional featurethat may be incorporated in this and other embodiments of the presentinvention: the upper leaf 56 of the door is shown as provided with anysuitable lighting means .16, with or without a suitable reflector, andsaid lighting means preferably is automatically energized by one of thetwo leaves here shown as the upper leaf 58 closing a switch through apress button I1 as the upper leaf 56 ismoved automatically to its openposition by its spring hinge 58.

The embodiments of Figs. 13, 15, 16 and 17 illustrate how cases ofdifferent sizes may be readily adapted for use with the presentinvention. As

here shown the case 23 is attached to its slidable support by anextension bracket I8 composed of a pair of relatively slidable membersI9 and 80 (see Figs. 16 and 17) having upstanding flanges 82 by whichthe adapter constituted by this extension bracket I8 may be attached tothe sides of the case as shown at 83 in Figs. 13 and 15. By telescopingthe plates I9 and 80 with respect to each other they can be adjusted inthe direction of the widthof the cabinet so as to receive cases ofdifferent widths. The slidable meansbeing properly located and attachedto the adjustable plates the bottom of the case may then be attached tothe ad'aptenFig. 15 showing the adapter attached to the slidable plate39 by screws 84. 'The' embodiments of- Figs. 13 to 16 may be made fullyautomatic if desired by providing the same with spring actuated plungerstripped by the movement of the door to open position.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 18 and 19wherein-the case for movement into and out of the cabinet occupies onlyapart of the space available for the arrangement of shaving articles,toilet articles 'or the like, the construction here illustrated being ofthe type disclosed and claimed in my application Serial No. 681,348,filed July 3, 1946, wherein the cabinet is provided with suitablyarranged hingedly mounted partitions, shelves, and the like so as toincrease the flexibility with which the interior of the cabinet may besubdivided into compartments of varying shapes, sizes and locations tomeet the desires of the user. The cabinet 90 as illustrated is providedwith a pair of vertical partition members 9| and 92 hingedly mounted at93'and 94 on the rear wall 95 of said cabinet so that they may be foldedback against said rear wall or moved forwardly to a right angularposition wherein the width of the cabinet'is subdivided into threecompartments arranged widthwise of the cabinet. As illustrated, these;compartments are arranged symmetricallywidthwise ofthe cabinet, butthis is-notnecessary. Partition member 92 and end wall 96 are shown ascarrying shelves QIand 98 hingedly mounted at 99 and I00 so that theymay be folded against the vertically extending member on which they aremounted ormoved to horizontalposition to constitute a shelf, in. whichposition the two members 98, 99 maybe in alignment or arrangedto-provide non-aligning shelves. The compartment at the oppositeextremity of .the cabinet is shown as. provided with one or more drawers-IOI. Case-I03 inthis embodiment of the invention is moved into and outof the central compartment I02 of the cabinet by the opening and closingmovements of the door. Case I03 may be of such a depth as to occupy thefulldepth of the compartment I02, or as illustrated itmay be shallowerthan the compartment so as to. provide spaceat the rear thereofin whichbottles or the like I04 maybe disposed. Case I03 may be of any suitableconstrucution, being shown as in theform ofan open faced kit, box orcomparable container carrying on its rearwall a pluralityr-of hooks,clamps or the like I05, mounted in any suitable way so that variousshaving, toilet or the like articles may'be'mounted'or suspended thereonin position for ready accessibility.

The cabinet 90 is provided with a suitable closure {member or door I06hinged to the lower edge of the cabinet by suitable horizontal hingesI01" so that it may be moved into a horizontal position forming anextension of the bottom of the cabinet and providing a shelf thatprojects forwardly of the cabinet for the convenient support of toiletarticles when in use. Any suitable construction may be used for holdingthe closure member firmly in its horizontal position, that shown beingcomposed, at each side of the closure member, of a pair of links I0? andI00 pivoted'together at I09 and pivoted to the closure member and theend wall of the cabinet at H0 and III, re"- spectively.

Closure member I06 -may also' be provided with any suitablelockingelement H2 for retaining the closure member in closed position in amanner well understood in the art.

In conformity with the present invention case I03 movesforwardly intoa-position of ready accessibilitydue to the opening movement of the"door. To this end, case- I03 is shown as supported at either'sidethereof by a series of interconnected pivoted links II4 attached totheside of the I ease atone extremity asshown at I andat- 'tached at itsopposite extremity to the closure member I06 as shown at H6. When theclosure member I06 is in closed position as shown'in full lines in Fig.18 the case is supported in the central compartment I02 of the cabinet,but forwardly of the rear wall thereofas before referred to; The bottomof the case is then supported above the bottom of the cabinet, providinga free spaceunderneath the case which is also available for use. Whenclosure member I06 moves from closed to open position as indicated bydotted lines in Figs: 18 and 19, the links are so constructed as to pullthe case forwardly out of the cabinet in vertical position as shown atII"? "in Fig. 18 and then, if desired, the links may be so constructedthat they will-lower the case onto the closure member I06 as'shown at II8 in Fig. 18. Conversely-when closure member I06 is swung upwardlyaround its hinge III'I the case I03, by

reason of the construction of the links M4,. is

ent invention a cabinet for toilet articles has been provided which isof wide utility and readily adaptable to a wide variety of conditionsand services. In each embodiment relatively mov able parts which maytake a variety of forms and which are preferably relatively slidablemembers provide for movement of the case containing the toilet articlesto a forward position for ready access, and if desired the extent ofmovement which may be nearly as great as the depth of the cabinet todispose the case in front of the cabinet. By providing one or moreintermediate parts between the relatively movable members attached tothe case and to the cabinet as in Fig. 15 the extent of forward movementof the case may be made appreciably greater. At the same time theclosure member for the cabinet in its entirety or a leaf thereof may beused as an extension shelf in front of the case, providing a convenientplatform upon which to place the toilet articles while in use. Byhinging the door or a leaf of the door to the case, the entire door orleaf is free for use as a shelf, and at the same time the door or leafmay be used to effect the movement of the door outwardly and also as apush-pull member for moving the case into and out of the cabinet. Whilethe preferred embodiments use relative sliding motion between the caseand cabinet a hinged or other pivotal movement between the case and thecabinet may be used with certain aspects of the present invention.Furthermore, the present invention readily lends itself to fullyautomatic operation so that by merely pressing a suitable button thedoor or door leaves may be readily released, whereupon the door or doorleaves under the action of their spring hinges move to their outerposition of service automatically and, in so doing, actuate automaticmeans for moving the case outwardly,

closing the switch to energize illuminating means,

etc. Furthermore, each of the constructions provides a relatively simpleand compact arrangement which is strong and durable with the case forthe toilet articles supported rigidly in a position of stability whenmoved to its position of service.

While the embodiments of the invention illustrated on the drawings havebeen described with considerable particularity, it is to be expresslyunderstood that the invention is not limited thereto as the invention iscapable of receiv ing a variety of other expressions as will now beapparent to those skilled in the art, while changes may be made in thedetails of construction, arrangement, proportion of parts, etc., andcertain features may be used without other features, and the severalfeatures disclosed may be asso ciated in various combinations thereof,all without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A cabinet for articles, comprising an outer cabinet, a case for saidarticles housed in said outer cabinet, relatively movable membersattached to said case and said outer cabinet for movably mounting saidcase to move into and out of said outer cabinet and to provide a rigidsupport for said case when in its outer position, and a closure memberfor said outer cabinet pivotally attached to said case and operable tomove said case into and out of said cabinet.

2. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 in which said closure member ishinged to the lower horizontal edge of said case to form a shelf infront of said case when in open position.

3. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 in which means are provided andactuated by said closure member upon reaching the open position forautomatically moving said case out of said cabinet.

4. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein relatively slidable membersattached to said case and said outer cabinet prevent disengagementthereof.

5. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 in which said closure membercomprises upper and lower portions, said lower portion being pivoted tosaid case, said upper portion being pivoted to said outer cabinet andpivoting upwardly, said upper and lower portions of said closure memberbeing movable to open position.

6. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 in which said movable membersassociated with said case are provided with an adjustable adaptor foroperative connection to cases of different sizes within said cabinet.

'7. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 in which pivotally connected linksare attached at their opposite ends to said case and to a wall of saidouter cabinet.

8. A cabinet as defined in claim 1 wherein the means operated by themovement of said closure member comprises pivotally connected meansoperatively connected at their opposite ends to said case and to saidclosure member.

9. A cabinet comprising an outer cabinet, 2. case housed in said outercabinet, relatively movable members attached to said case and said outercabinet for movably mounting said case to move into and out of saidouter cabinet and to provide a rigid support for said case when in itsouter position, and a closure member for said outer cabinet pivotallyattached to said case, the hinged end of said closure member engaging awall of said outer cabinet to act as a cam to move said case forwardlywhen said closure member is moved to open position.

10. A cabinet as defined in claim 9 in which said closure member extendsbelow said case and engages a wall of said outer cabinet to act as: acam to move said case forwardly when said closure member is moved toopen position.

11. A cabinet as defined in claim 9 in which means are provided andactuated by said closure member upon reaching the open position forautomatically moving said case out of said cabinet.

12. A cabinet as defined in claim 9 in which said closure member when inopen position comprises a push-pull means for moving said case into andout of said cabinet.

GEORGE WISE.

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